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Just got back from honeymoonin' on Vancouver Island. :cool: We wanted to get some honeymoon tattoos and a we were thinking of getting cute little hummingbirds although we did have a running joke of getting "spirit eagle" tattoos on the drive out to the island. Then one night my wife says "YEAH let's get eagle tattoos, that would be more bad ass than a cute little hummingbird!" RIGHT?!? Can I get a HELL YEEEAH! As fate would have it, we passed a Birds of Prey sanctuary on the way in to Victoria and met this bad ass dude named Manwe who solidified the plan: We got some super-legit tattoo work at Government Street Tattoos in Victoria, BC. We called the shop they said come on down and let's chat, BOOM how does tomorrow at 10AM sound. Seriously such an awesome experience getting a tattoo from Chris David in this shop. So stoked on the results: Hers: Mine: I'm super stoked on the placement and design of my latest and greatest tattoo. THUMBS UP On deck for this winter (tattoo season)...getting a piece on the opposite shoulder/neck and starting the back piece. BOOSH

I had another (relatively small (3.5 hours) session on my Tamatori-Hime sleeve today, we finally got to put some color into it :-) Unfortunatly the octopus will be colored next time, which i think will give a big change as to how everything looks now. And a nice (almost) full body shot :) :

I heard you guys like dry healing tattoo pictures.

I know I started my own thread for it, but I since it's an awesome thing, too... I was trying to raise $500 for my AIDS walk, with the team goal of $1000. As of yesterday... I raised $1000, taking my team total up to $2040! My amazing girlfriend raised $525 of the team total, which means that the rest of my team is slackin! I only used two of the premiums that were available- a bar tab at my bar and a 'Shawn will cook you a super unhealthy dinner' option that someone spent $100 on... Simon Erl is doing us a shirt... which means I could even get more than the $1000. It's going to help so many people in my area!

I'll put my wolf permanently in this thread. Chris O'Donnell, NYC:

I think it was pretty funny that Tatu Baby is tattooing Dave Navarro, and thinks that somehow people will care about the tattoo she did, when they meet Dave Navarro. He is a legit rockstar, and you are on the tattoo version of the Real World. Not to mention that Mr Navarro has been tattooed by some real tattooers, so hypothetically if I was talking tattoos with him, I would probably gravitate towards the legends who have tattooed him.

This show: Yet, I still watch it.

By @Badtaste (sorry I don't know her real name):

This is from Henning Jorgensen. done at Royal Tattoo. enjoy!

was going to suggest spider murphys, as well. only 2 more weeks until i get to see it for myself!

@ironchef My sleeves are made by Bonel, of Corazon Santo tattoo studio in The Netherlands. You can check his work (and links to his instagram etc) on BonelTattoos and Corazon Santo

hello! this is my amazing oneshot tiger from Henning Jorgensen! got it done at Royal Tattoo/Helsingör about 6 hours!

I've known Josh Burdette (aka THAT GUY, WALL OF BEARD and OBMF) for almost 20 years. He passed away this week. It's been a rough year; after my friend Shannon of BME died a few months ago Josh joked that we should take a break from our friends dying for a while. Strange how it all works out. For those of you who knew Josh- pretty much anyone who's seen a show at the 9:30 Club since 1997 has surely seen him... The services will be held as follows: Visitation with Family: Friday September 6th 2013 3:00-5:00pm and 6:30-8:30pm Memorial Service: Saturday September 7th 2013 2:00pm St. Paul's United Methodist Church 10401 Armory Avenue Kensington Maryland 20895 The family is finalizing details on where contributions can be made in lieu of flowers. OBMF: Remembering Josh Burdette | BME: Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification News

GAH! It feels like i haven't been on here in forever. Ive been busy with school, my wedding, and of course getting some more tattoos. Since summer started I got a chest piece and have about 6 hours remaining work for my right rib piece.

Getting psyched! As fate may have it, I may be getting started on my turtle shell next month...looking forward to it (not looking forward to it) and making a contribution to this epic thread!

@Kahlan Everyone, please correct me if you feel differently or have alternatives. For the short duration I lived there I felt any shop mentioned in SF is accessible. The city is pretty much 7 miles x 7 miles. I pretty much walked the span once or twice running errands. But if you're more sane, cabbing or bussing it anywhere is easy. State of Grace in SJ, is about an hour drive from SF. Typically I've driven but I guess you could take the train down too. Temple in Oakland should be an easy and quick BART trip over I believe. Spider Murphy's in San Raphael too should also be accessible but via ferry then bus I think. I'm not sure how long that takes though. Hope this helps a wee bit.

I'll vote for Locanda so that my vegan buddy @Reyeslv (and Scott's vegan wife @dari) don't starve.

How about all 14 of you rent a big bus and drive up to Vancouver for some cool hangs instead? I know all the cool spots! Also, I think a Pacific Northwest hangout is in order because this thread is making me super jealous.

My buddy @ian has hooked me up with a prepaid phone that I'll be using for my entire stay. For anyone interested in meeting up while I'm out there, my phone number will be 805-403-2812. Thanks Ian (aka "The Wolf")

Saraswati by Adde Ramstedt, travelling swedish tattooer and great person. Had a lovely time together. The positioning is great on this one, if I bend my knee the face changes but still looks pretty. edit: forgot to include link: http://web.stagram.com/n/adderamstedttattooing/

Went out with that guy I said I met a few weeks ago... Went pretty amazing. Very happy

I know a lot here are not really into the new type of stuff but i will post anyhows :) First was with Tofi 11 hours of sheer hell on my shin, by far the worst session I have had. I know this tattoo will not last long due to the way it has been done but I like the quirkyness and I can laser it at some point and get something new lol image upload no compression ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next day did 4 hours with Victor Portugal just to finish my backpeice. online photo storage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd day with Victor Portugal was 6 hours and we are starting down my legs and arse cheeks :) screenshot by lightshot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Day with Victor he doesnt want me to post till complete :( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next day Silvano Fiato for 6 hours to fill in above the lady he did last time :) online photo storage Sorry for the knacker shot lol application screenshot

As some of you might already know I'm heading out your way for some tat action in September, and I'd love to hang out with some fellow LSTers whilst visiting. The schedule so far is: 15-18 Los Angeles 18-22 San Francisco 22-27 Los Angeles I'll be hooking up with @ian for the San Francisco trip, and there's also been some talk about an official LST get together/3 year anniversary around that time, but that's still up in the air. Either way, it would be really cool to meet some of ya'll in person! Already looking forward to seeing @hogg and @dcostello again :) I have nothing planned when I return to Los Angeles, so tips on cool shit do do in LA is also welcome!

Alright LSTers! New month means new contest. Last month showcased some incredible submissions, but I'm sure this month won't be any less great considering the rate that our members are collecting (and in some cases creating) insane tattoos! LST Monthly Contest The tattoo picture that gets posted in this thread for September 2013 with the most 'likes' for the month wins! The contest starts on the first of the month and ends on the last day of the month. Contest Guidelines Your tattoo picture must be posted in this thread (both tattooers and tattoo customers can win) in order to qualify. Include with your photo/post...tattoo artist name & tattoo shop. You MUST be the one who has the tattoo or did the tattoo. You can 'like' as many tattoos as you want. It can be a finished or in progress tattoo. To increase your 'likes' or to show off another's great tattoo share the link to the post in this thread on facebook, twitter, etc. - to get votes from your friends.. It's on!!

Everyone's getting such awesome stuff. I love you guys. Haha

Like Three 6 Mafia or Trinity Garden Cartel...slow and low, havin laughs while getting bruised up on the table

I am going to try the 24-hour original wrap next time then. I'm glad you liked the piece! Can't wait to see it healed :)

!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck, raw power! Crazy good!

This time tomorrow we'll be on our way up... @Mark Bee definitely feels like christmas eve!

I've been considering replaying Oblivion but melee style. When I played it with magic I found it to be frustrating as hell. And the hubby-to-be and I are probably going to tackle Diablo 3 for PS3 as well. Stoked.

I picked up Diablo 3 on my way home from work this evening. So, if @CultExciter doesn't mind, I'll borrow that excellent line and say, "Bye friends."

Guess I'll throw in with my dragon head by Will Lollie at Empire Tattoo. One is my pic, the other was taken from his IG.

I posted this in the latest tattoo thread, but I'll put it here as well. Done by Todd Noble at Right Coast in Fenwick Island.

No, this has nothing to do with what I think or like, and everything to do with the understanding that all art forms have limits, conventions, techniques, histories, people who have excelled with that medium, pushed boundaries, developed new understandings of it, etc. This is as true of tattoos as it is of photography, of oil painting, of heavy metal, or of any other art form you can think of and to just instead say that it's all subjective is lazy. I'd also say that this attitude that everything is the same as everything else and all that matters is that you like it/it's meaningful to you is a big reason why people get shitty tattoos.

I don't think I would go back. Just on the basis of the quality of the tattoo. Infections are a weird thing, was the cause determined to be overworking of the skin, or was it an unsanitary work enviroment, either way really they shouldn't happen, and like I said, really seen very few in a professional tattoo shop. I have had inexperiened tattooers (apprentices) tattoo me and it's taken like a month or two to heal, but has never been infected There are plenty of good people who tattoo in MN, like mentioned before, Aloha Monkey in Burnsville I believe, Uptown Tattoo does good work. My friend just started getting tattooed at a shop called Live Fast Die Young Tattoo they are doing a killer chest piece of a ship. I don't know what shop you got this done at, but that's how I see it.

@irezumi I just set that creek/trees picture as my desktop background.

My view from the front door for the 3 weeks working in Breck The scenery while riding a bike from Copper to Frisco to Breck Boreas Pass My friend seems to think this sign means downshift and accelerate. Guanella Pass This should not need a caption Oh yeah no guardrail and a big big big ass drop nbd. Hailstorm hit right after this picture. Independence Pass / Continental Divide Hailstorm rainbow FTW View from the campsite at Twin Lakes/Aspen area Taking the monster truck to the mountain to the lake, load up and row the canoe across the lake and make camp in the other side. Camping got realer than I thought it would. - - - Updated - - - Thanks man this has been a long time coming, (the move/job that is)

A couple from Seth Wood

Yah mo b there.

Some progress photos on the piece Martin Lacasse is doing for me at Olde City Tattoo. Just started color at the end of the last session. Excited to start seeing it come together.

I have become of fan of dry healing too, when i got my earlier tattoo's I was told to apply bephanten or something similar on it. It did work fine, but the tattoo's were always 'sticky'. When I got my first (full) sleeve last year I was told to 'just do nothing' :) And it went great, after getting home i washed it, and repackaged it for the night, but after that nothing. The first few days i didn't need to do anything, after that i got a bit dry on some places, and i put some (generic) lotion it, usually once a day was enough.. And like was said earlier, it's a wound, and needs to breath to heal, and not to be suffocated with some goey stuff. On another forum i frequent most members are keeping their tattoo moist, and 'brag' about not having scabs or anything.... no ofcourse not, they are rubbing everything off by lubricating the thing 10 times a day....

Seriously might print this off and hang it up in my office....

I don't live in LA anymore, but I have a ton of recommendations for you. Do you know what part of LA you will be staying in?

I've always liked Sarah Carter's (Schorr) wolves:

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This Timothy Hoyer piece always gave me chills...